The best replacement for perms is relaxers.

The best alternatives to perms are rated as following:
★★★★★  relaxers
★★★  body waves
★★★  natural hair
★★  salon perms
★★  texturizers
★★  lye perms
★  pressing
★  alkaline perms
  no lye perms
  body perms
  body wave
  regular perms

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Speaking about perms, one probably shouldn't forget about short hair.

Other search terms related to perms and their ratings are:
★★★★★ short hair
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